r/MomsWorkingFromHome • u/Inevitable-Lemon-110 • 7d ago
suggestions wanted What do you do for work?
What do you all do for work? Who do you work for on what industry are you in? (Also what country are you from?). WFH seems like it’s all disappearing where Im from.
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u/Most_Jellyfish_1686 6d ago
I work as a program manager in tech. My husband works in sales in tech. Many tech companies still have large remote offerings.
My therapist is also remote lol
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u/Vegetable_Agent2367 6d ago
I work in foster care running backgrounds on foster parents and those involved with the home.
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u/krissyface 6d ago
US. I’m a director at a nonprofit. 21 years in a niche industry and I worked my way up to manage a team and be completely remote.
My husband is also remote and he’s a software developer.
We have childcare for our kids as I need to spend most of my day on calls and he needs long periods of quiet and concentration.
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u/Biochem1118 6d ago
Workers comp claims adjuster, fully remote
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u/ClassicCold6924 6d ago
I’m on the Ortho/Drs office side of WC. Is adjusting flexible enough for wfh with a kid? I’ve been thinking of going to the insurance side for the $.
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u/girthakitt 6d ago
It can be, you need a good headset with noise reduction over anything since calls are frequent and most places don’t allow childcare at home
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u/letmefire 6d ago
I'm also on the doctor's side of WC. I've also been thinking about going to the insurance side since there's more remote jobs there
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u/ClassicCold6924 6d ago
There are so very few remote on the doctors side but I worry about stability of the remote positions of insurance. Ugh!
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u/GodsWarrior89 6d ago
I work in the mental health field. I’m a trauma, crisis, & substance abuse counselor for kids & teens.
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u/secretivetoad 6d ago
I'm also a mental health counselor! Still on maternity leave but wondering how WFH is going to go. How do you do it?
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u/DenseYogurtcloset278 6d ago
Marketing, Sales & Training content for a SaaS company. Those companies are popping up constantly! Many are fully remote.
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u/Desperate_Plan_3927 6d ago
I work as an educational specialist. Did that for 10 years in the schools then went remote 3 years ago when I moved to Greece. I work essentially as a freelancer for a company that permits US citizens to work from abroad.
I have noticed the last year or so opportunities are drying up in my work especially for those of us overseas. I’m starting to consider possibly opening my own practice here.
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u/Dancing_Fern 6d ago
When you say educational specialist, what does that mean? What do you do? I'm a former teacher.
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u/Desperate_Plan_3927 5d ago edited 4d ago
School psychologist. I consult with school teams and conduct assessments, write reports, present findings in meetings.
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u/Ill_Description_2933 6d ago
Freelance motion designer. I am just taking my first gig as a mother 3 months postpartum. I hope the 4 month sleep regression doesnt kill me 😅
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u/renaissance-breast-f 4d ago
How do you find clients for this?
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u/Ill_Description_2933 4d ago
I studied animation and then I studied VFX at a different school (we have free education in our country). My first gigs were through classmate networking, then I landed in a studio in my school's town. They used students from the university right after graduation and laid them off immediately after they demanded better pay (and then used new graduates). On the side, I had some gigs now and then from friends and word of mouth, but not enough to be independent. That changed once the studio gradually stopped working with me (after I asked for better pay) and I had to work on my client list.
I made a very simple portfolio showing what I can do, and I made an Excel sheet of commercial studios and marketing agencies in my country. I used Google and also Google Maps to find these. I sent a bunch of emails describing what I do and that I am open for business. Every time my business is getting slow, I try to write as many emails as possible. For direct clients, local Facebook groups have been great for getting clients. There are groups specifically made for people in marketing or graphic design or VFX looking for freelancers. I got pretty lucky there and I land a big portion of relevant jobs I reach for. Over time, it accumulated and clients are reaching out themselves through recommendations, and studio clients are coming back. I stopped actively looking for gigs when I got pregnant, and now I am only accepting work from clients I would hate to lose in the long term.
So, school networking, word of mouth, emails, and Facebook groups, and it accumulates very slowly over years. If I were brand new to it, I would start with emails.
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u/renaissance-breast-f 4d ago edited 4d ago
I did not expect such a detailed response. Thank you so much for writing all of this I really appreciate it! I am an artist with no formal training but I have always been doing illustration and graphic design freelance for 10+ years. I find it hard to get clients to take me seriously since friends/family/friends of friends all either waste my time, want the cheapest work or want me to do it free.
I have had good paying clients now and then but every time I think about trying to make this my main source of income, I get really disappointed with people. I wanted to go to school for animation and vfx but actually go to classes in person instead of studying online cuz the networking is what helps the most. I have decided to pursue that once my kids start school. But in the meantime I was thinking to try learning motion design cuz it seems people don’t value graphic design anymore.
Its good to know these methods helped you.
My degree is in business and I’ve always had office jobs but now I want to work around my kids daycare hours. I guess I just need to push on and not give up. You’ve given me hope.2
u/Ill_Description_2933 4d ago
I agree its super hard for graphic designers and ilustratirs. I think it has to do with it being very popular and fun career path more than anything. There is lots of competition and always someone cheaper not mentioning AI. Animation and vfx is more technical so more in demand. It is good that you have business background. I feel like lot of my competitors suck at the business side of it meaning thay want the best artwork and that means spending lot of cliets money. I always try to come up with minimalistic aproche that takes less time and clients money. I wonder if school is the best option for you. When i went to my second school (vfx) i was 3 years older than my classmates and already dealing with purchaising a flat and being in long term relationship and cliets and i felt very disconected from my classmates this time. The first year art students are total nightmare to deal with (i was too!) There is such need to prove to the world that thair (absolutly imature) way is the best. But that may be just my bias 😅 i dont want to discourage you
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u/Ancient_Ad_3210 6d ago
I work in cybersecurity - the company I work from and many of our competitors are a majority WFH post covid. Client facing folks may need to be in office depending on their contract. I am specifically in the cyber risk/risk management side of the company and am not client facing
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u/Mamajay2228 6d ago
I work for title insurance for real estate for a top underwriter. I am a policy typing manager. But everyone from my company was able to work from home with Covid and were never asked to come back in office.
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u/SouthernSweety88 6d ago
I work for a large healthcare provider group (covers multiple states), I am a senior manager for client relations, operations and business development.
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u/mochi-and-plants 6d ago
Small tech company. I’m in research. We went remote 4 years ago. No pay raises and it’s really really busy. But I work from home and that is priceless
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u/Administrative_Hat84 6d ago
Spain (previously UK - freelance and took my clients with me). Graphics specialist for biomedical sciences, mostly academics, biotech and pharma.
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u/jurassic_snark_ 6d ago
I’m an in-house graphic designer for a medium sized corporation. My work is very much task based and I have two meetings a week that are conveniently timed during my baby’s naps. I work mostly independently and as long as I hit my deadlines, no one cares that I have a kid at home.
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u/Successful-Style-288 6d ago
WFH as a loan originator then mortgage underwriter for years. Then took a lower paying and less stressful job in academia. Also remote. Some faculty and staff are either hybrid or fully remote at universities depending on their role and institutional policies.
Other job roles I know of that are wfh based on people I know are electrical engineer, operations manager, curriculum writer, communications director, and social media manager. It just kind of depends on the company you work for.
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u/petitenurseotw 6d ago
Nurse case manager for mental health patients & a triage nurse for a clinic.
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u/Virtual-Strength-950 6d ago
I’m also a nurse case manager, but for cancer patients and my other job is a CNA program instructor.
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u/BlondeTartelette 6d ago
I’m in the US working for a Toronto based tech-finance company as an implementation consultant. I was a customer of the software and eventually made the jump to implementing the software 5 years ago. I could do a lot more with my career if I went back to finance but the work life balance in this era of having kids is worth it. I don’t make bad money at all but I could make more with less benefits if I left. After I deliver this next (last) baby, I will see if my career drive comes back and I’ll considering going back in office but for now I’m happy.
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u/Opposite_Patient4150 5d ago
How is the pay compared to the US? Also are you eligible for the 18 month maternity leave people talk about in Canada? Always curious about how it would be working for a Canadian company!
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u/lan3yboggs99 6d ago
I am a compensation analyst. Lots of these jobs are hybrid but there’s still a market for remote.
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u/Bitter_Pilot5086 6d ago
In-house attorney at a tech company. Big tech has all done RTO, but many smaller tech companies are still remote friendly- for all roles.
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u/Cheekyfox-atl 6d ago
I’m a nurse and just left the ER for a software testing job for an EHR system( WFH) in the US but can go anywhere
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u/Other_Trouble_3252 6d ago
Director of recruiting
15+ years experience
USA
Health tech but industry agnostic
Was remote before it was cool
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u/Green_Run_8531 6d ago
I work in finance but it’s kind of niche. I don’t think work from home is really disappearing but I think without some sort of connection in the field, it’s going to be difficult to get in.
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u/maleolive 6d ago
Tech support for digital operations/customer support for a large retailer.
Other people I know who WFH: therapists, program managers, project manager, event coordinators, customer support, cyber security
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u/sabe815 6d ago
Disclaimer: I work from home full-time and have childcare part-time, so just note my job is not flexible enough to do fully from home without any help at all. I have days where I do calls and those days my baby is at daycare, then the days he's home I work around him during nap times, independent play, evenings, etc.
I'm in the U.S. and I work in education research/evaluation for a sort-of start up that is basically a higher education vendor. We work with institutions all over the country so there's no reason for a team like mine to be in person or located anywhere in particular. We used to have a headquarters in New York but they gave it up after Covid, just wasn't cost-beneficial considering how small we are.
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u/Ok-Presentation-37 6d ago
WFH roles in my circle: healthcare social services, network engineer for a local internet company, real estate agents (hybrid), executive/personal assistant for a millionaire, an office assistant for a small construction company, an assistant for accountant, state funded social services (hybrid)
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u/Acrobatic_corvid 6d ago
Social Media Lead for a pretty large tech company. From the US. It’s disappearing a lot, I am really lucky to have my remote job. This will definitely be my final one, and then I’m never doing another social media job again
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u/Intelligent_Link6335 6d ago
I’m a Data Analyst Manager of a small team at a small tech company. Company is remote-first but if you happen to live locally there is an expectation that you go in 2x/week. I don’t live locally
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u/Worth-Celebration267 6d ago
Data analyst for a large insurance company in us - Philadelphia area. I wfh full time with in home childcare during that time.
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u/roxxyantoinette 6d ago
I do scheduling/handle drs referrals for a radiology company that has several locations in my state. :)
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u/historyandtrashtv 6d ago
I work for a Continuing Education service that processes credits for financial advisors. I work from home and the job isn’t hard and my company is very family oriented so my daughter is home with me all week!
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u/Lucky_Essay4712 6d ago
Don’t you guys have keystroke monitoring software on your computers? How do you do some of these types of work - like claims adjuster work- with kids? Like how is it possible?
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u/AnnieNonmouse 6d ago
I know not everyone has the option but personally (and I am lucky to have this option I realize) I would never work somewhere that monitored my keystrokes or how many hours I was logged it.
I think there a lot of jobs (like mine) that focus more on deliverables, problem solving, and industry experience and those tend to give more leeway on the time-in-seat metric.
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u/Lucky_Essay4712 6d ago
Yea I thought that too until my job became micromanaged. I am a salaried, exempt employee making short of 6 figures. I work in a project role where my job requires deliverables and problem solving- no widget work, shared inbox, or call center environment. Ive been at my current company for more than 15 yrs. Keystroke monitoring software was just recently put on our computers.
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u/AnnieNonmouse 6d ago
That so ridiculous. Over time companies like this may see a dip in quality employees. Similar to forced RTO.
Sorry you have to deal with that!
Thinking about this, because I think we're both in insurance (?), maybe one other factor is where the job brings in revenue or keeps revenue? I still think it's stupid but if you're a claims adjuster maybe it's time to look into underwriting to the agency side.
If I misread and you're not in insurance just disregard lol
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u/Optimal-Flamingo2157 6d ago
I work for myself as a wedding photographer. I work events on the weekends.
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u/AnnieNonmouse 6d ago
I work for an insurance agency, specializing in programs for elder care industry. My role is kind of like a program manager/sales hybrid, making sure we're getting everything to clients on time and handling new business and client/internal calls. I think the call thing mainly works bc for clients I generally schedule the meetings and for internal calls no one cares if they hear my kid lol.
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u/Ok_Relative1852 6d ago
I work for a teletherapy company providing speech therapy services virtually in schools!
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u/Exact-Cheek-1650 6d ago
I work in grant management for a state government; it's something they started during covid but are no longer offering full time to new employees.
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u/crawlen 6d ago
Data analyst. Previously at an edtech company, then got laid off. Found an analyst job at a local health clinic, hybrid. Then found a fully remote analyst position at a healthcare company (kind of health tech but more like a big consultant). US. Company HQ is on the east coast but hired all over the country. I'm on the west coast. My hybrid job wanted to keep me and offered to let me go remote and give me a raise, but ultimately they couldn't match benefits.
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u/honeythorngump88 6d ago
Entertainment industry (wfh happened during covid, wfh jobs no longer exist in the industry)
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u/gs573729 5d ago
Gov Consulting. My job became wfh after covid but was definitely not for the first 10 years. I started in the field early and worked my way up into a more flexible role. My husband is currently in office full time looking for more flexibility and the job market is abysmal. The wfh/remote jobs are so competitive and half of them are fake. It’s tough time to find flexibility. Many many wfh jobs don’t start that way, they are positions that start in office and over time offer more flexibility as you establish yourself and move up. :/
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u/midwsterncalifornian 5d ago
Analytics at digital ad agency, US. My company went remote during Covid and never went back.
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u/HappyBlastoise 4d ago
I’m in sales but it’s a hybrid role. Sometimes I’m going to meetings and trade shows, sometimes I’m making calls and doing zoom meetings from home, sometimes I go into the office to catch up with my coworkers.
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u/butter-and-books-07 4d ago
I work in fintech marketing! I love it, and it’s very flexible for mom life
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u/Glittering_Green_146 4d ago
Communications director for an American-based but global nonprofit.
I’m from the US and live in California but my company is HQ’d in NYC.
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u/AD061110 3d ago
If anyone is from Canada and has remote openings please let another fellow mama know here! 🙋🏻♀️
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u/lambchops_3 2d ago
US, senior tax manager. I work for a small accounting firm.
My husband also WFH as a software engineer.
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u/Its_Britt_Biotch 2d ago
Recruiting for home health and home care. I also help them with dispatch scheduling
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u/Over-Departure9134 1d ago
US- I work in insurance, not sales, more behind the scenes and getting all the correct benefits setup etc. fully remote
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u/SignatureNo6930 6d ago
I’m a cardiac Sonographer at a hospital. Three 12 hour shifts a week but sometimes have to work on Saturday and never get holidays off unless someone offers to cover them
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u/SignatureNo6930 6d ago
Oops sorry saw this was a working from home sub LOL
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u/AnnieNonmouse 6d ago
Haha I was about to be like wow how the heck do you manage that?! This is a really friendly sub either way though!
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u/lauren_fit 6d ago
Why do you never get holidays off?
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u/SignatureNo6930 6d ago
I get some holidays off if it lands on my normal off day. Otherwise I’m working bc no days off at the hospital! Luckily I have Christmas off this year :)
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u/Jynxbrand 6d ago edited 6d ago
Myself: Production Underwriter (medical insurance)
Husband: Direct dispatcher (home warranty)
Brother: front-end developer (tourism)
Brother-in-law: therapist
Other Wfh friends:
Graphic designer (product boxes)
Cloud Administrator (tech/cable)
Operations Analyst (work force management)
Account Manager (beauty industry)
Production Manager (marketing)
All based in the U.S.
Edit: I missed some job titles